Characters are one of my favourite parts of story-telling. If a story doesn't have characters I can connect with, there's very little chance I will enjoy a story. Even if a story is bad, if the characters are good, I'm along for the ride.

So what are your favourite characters? They can be from books, movies, graphic novels etc.

Some of mine are:
-Reepicheep, The Chronicles of Narnia
-Otulissa, Guardians of Ga'Hoole
-Bruce Wayne/Batman, The Dark Knight Trilogy
-Darth Vader, Star Wars
-Luke Skywalker, Star Wars
-Aang, Avatar: The Last Airbender (though pretty much every major character from this show is just awesome)
-Lysias (aka the Fox), Till We Have Faces
-Sydney Carton, A Tale of Two Cities
-Sir Lancelot du Lac, Arthurian legend
-Woody, Toy Story

I'm sure there's more, but that's all for now._________________
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Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2014 8:38 am

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Taral-DLOSMaster

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-Paul Atreides (Dune)
-Magneto (various X-Men books)
-Thor (as described in Marvel comics and movies, not as described in other fictitious universes or mythology)
-Darth Vader (particularly as Vader, not as Anakin)_________________"I'm...from Earth."

I still love all those characters, and in more recent years I've delved into a lot of book characters, with tons of Star Wars favorites.

But most book characters don't really stick with me. I love them while I'm reading the book, and I always look forward to more books with them, but for staying power, it really comes down to those nostalgic film characters from my childhood._________________
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Those are the only characters I can think of right now that I have really connected to on a deeper level than "oh, he/she/it is cool."_________________EUCantina Comic Book Reviewer
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Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2014 11:17 pm

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GrandMasterMaster

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Hermione Granger and Albus Dumbledore (Harry Potter)
Gandalf (Lord of the Rings - at least the movies, I don't remember if he is a favorite in the books)
Benjamin Sisko and Garak (and pretty much everyone else on the show) (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)
Mace Windu
Jaina Solo
Obi-Wan Kenobi_________________"But it was so artistically done."

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Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2014 12:14 am

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Dog-Poop_WalkerMaster

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This is hard because most of m favorite characters are just because I like the franchise they are in moreso as because of them, but here's a couple:

Larry David on Curb Your Enthusiasm.

April Ludgate on Parks and Rec.

The Irish Guy in Braveheart

Marge Gunderson in Fargo_________________The absurd man thus catches sight of a burning and frigid, transparent and limited universe in which nothing is possible but everything is given, and beyond which all is collapse and nothingness. He can then decide to accept such a universe and draw from it his strength, his refusal to hope, and the unyielding evidence of a life without consolation.

Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2014 8:22 am

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Darth SkuldrenModerator

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^Irish guy is David O'Hara. I like him, he's a good actor. He was also in The Departed._________________
"I believe toys resonate with us as humans, we can hold them them, it's tactile, real! They are totems for our extended beliefs and imaginations. A fetish for ideas that hold as much interest and passion as old religious relics for some. We display them in our homes. They show who we are. They are signals for similar thinking people. A way we connect with each other...and I guess thats why I do toys. That connection." -Ashley Wood

Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2014 8:33 am

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GrandMasterMaster

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Darth Skuldren wrote:

^Irish guy is David O'Hara. I like him, he's a good actor. He was also in The Departed.

Also Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1._________________"But it was so artistically done."

“No. I am Ganner. This threshold is mine. I claim it for my own. Bring on your thousands, one at a time or all in a rush. I don’t give a damn. None shall pass.”

"Shaken, not stirred, will get you cold water with a dash of gin and dry vermouth. The reason you stir it with a special spoon is so not to chip the ice. James is ordering a weak martini and being snooty about it."

Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2014 2:35 pm

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Darth SkuldrenModerator

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^^LOL! I forgot about that! They used him as a disguise. _________________
"I believe toys resonate with us as humans, we can hold them them, it's tactile, real! They are totems for our extended beliefs and imaginations. A fetish for ideas that hold as much interest and passion as old religious relics for some. We display them in our homes. They show who we are. They are signals for similar thinking people. A way we connect with each other...and I guess thats why I do toys. That connection." -Ashley Wood

Posted: Sat Feb 22, 2014 5:36 am

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Dog-Poop_WalkerMaster

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Did not know that. I'll have to keep an eye out if I watch those movies again. Thanks guys._________________The absurd man thus catches sight of a burning and frigid, transparent and limited universe in which nothing is possible but everything is given, and beyond which all is collapse and nothingness. He can then decide to accept such a universe and draw from it his strength, his refusal to hope, and the unyielding evidence of a life without consolation.

Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2014 1:31 am

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Salaris VornModerator

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Richard Sharpe (Richard Sharpe series by Bernard Cornwell; both the book and movie versions)
Han Solo
Indiana Jones (figures right? )
Malcom Reynolds
Jayne Cobb
Hoban Washburne (ok let's just say all the main characters of Firefly at this point)
John Carter (books, not so much the movie)

and I'm sure there are others that I'll think of later._________________